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Mydas fly

Mydas tibialis (Wiedemann, 1828)

Status not recordedinsects

The mydas fly (Mydas tibialis) is a species in the family Mydidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the mydas fly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mydas fly live?

Not recorded

Is the mydas fly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mydas fly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyMydidae
  6. genusMydas
  7. SpeciesMydas tibialis (Wiedemann, 1828)

Synonyms Midas fulvipes, Midas tibialis, Mydas fulvipes

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Golden-legged mydas flyEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mydas fly

Other species in the same genus Mydas.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mydas fly?

The mydas fly (Mydas tibialis) belongs to the family Mydidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mydas fly (Mydas tibialis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mydas-fly

MLA

“Mydas fly (Mydas tibialis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mydas-fly.

BibTeX
@misc{mydas_fly_2026,
  title = {Mydas fly (Mydas tibialis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mydas-fly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}